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Gen V Episode 4 Recasts the Boys-Verse With a New Power Player

A pivotal installment broadens the spinoff’s scope by challenging assumptions about how power works in this world.

Overview

  • Episode 4 debuted September 24 on Prime Video as the series shifted into its weekly release cadence.
  • The chapter spotlights Dean Cipher, whose revealed capabilities and influence reshape the season’s central conflict.
  • Marie’s training sequences expand the boundaries of her abilities and deepen the ongoing Project Odessa thread.
  • A televised campus showdown underscores Vought’s grip on spectacle and the machinery that molds rising Supes.
  • Critics and analysts frame the developments as franchise‑level stakes, with open questions about Cipher’s origins and potential implications for Homelander.